Robert Wilkie

Robert Wilkie (2 August 1962-) was the US Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 30 July 2018, succeeding David Shulkin.

Biography
Robert Wilkie was born in Frankfurt, West Germany in 1962, the son of a US Army Artillery officer, and he grew up in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He became counsel to US Senator Jesse Helms on Capitol Hill after graduating from law school, and he served as a special assistant to President George W. Bush for national security affairs from 2003 to 2005. He went on to serve as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs from 2006 to 2009, and he later served as Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness from 2017 to 2018. In 2018, he was confirmed by the US Senate as the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs.